December 2017

The WPT is headed for one of Europe’s most exciting cities in January with a massive poker festival at Casino Spielbank in Berlin. We are Official Travel Partner for the WPT European Championship which runs January 5 to 15 with a televised Main Event and €1,600,000 guaranteed in overall prize pools.

Daniel Weinman has won the WPT Tournament of Champions for $381,500. We’re the tour’s Official Travel Partner so check out our great hotels for for the first stops of Season XVI: Amsterdam in May and Beijing starting April 15.

Former WPT champion Alan Sternberg is leading the last six players in the $10k, $2m guarantee Seminole Hard Rock Poker Finale. We’re the tour’s Official Travel Partner so let us help you find great accommodation for the first stops of WPT Season XVI including WPT Amsterdam and WPT Beijing.

Former WPT champion Alan Sternberg is leading the last 27 players in the $10k, $2m guarantee Seminole Hard Rock Poker Finale. We’re the tour’s Official Travel Partner so let us help you find great accommodation for the first stops of WPT Season XVI including WPT Amsterdam and WPT Beijing.

The WPT has announced WPT Amsterdam as the first European event of Season XVI, taking place May 5-13 at Holland Casino Amsterdam. We’re the tour’s Official Travel Partner so let us arrange your stay in Amsterdam!

March 2017

The WPT will be kicking off its 16th season in April with a brand new event in Beijing, China, from April 15-19. We’re the tour’s Official Travel Partner so let us arrange your stay in the stunning NUO Hotel Beijing – or help you find other options close to the venue.

Mike Del Vecchio was in tears last night after winning his first World Poker Tour title in the Rolling Thunder Main Event. He said: “I’m just so overcome, ten years of blood, sweat, and tears. I always dreamed of something like this.” Next WPT event: Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown starting March 31

The WPT is reaching the climax of its 2016-2017 season with a trio of events in Hollywood, Florida. The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown festival is followed by the $2m guarantee Seminole Hard Rock Poker Finale from April 2-6. We are the tour’s Official Travel Partner so do check for hotel deals here.

WPT Caribbean champion Niall Farrell has a substantial lead at WPT Rolling Thunder after eliminating his friend and fellow WPT champion Chris Moorman in a massive pot late on Day 2. Next WPT events: Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown starting March 31, followed by the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Finale from April 2.

American pro Sam Panzica has won his second WPT title, taking down the biggest WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star field in history for $1,373,000. The 24-year-old from Michigan is now off to WPT Rolling Thunder which starts today. We are the tour’s Official Travel Partner so do check our great hotel deals.

American pro Stephen Graner spent the whole of Day 1b of the $7,500 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event in the middle of the feature table – and remains in the spotlight as he now goes through to Day 2 with a commanding chip lead.

The $7,500 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star is underway and will be swiftly followed by WPT Rolling Thunder next week – stages 2 and 3 in the new “WPT California Swing” that includes last week’s WPT LA Poker Classic – won by Daniel Strelitz.

For the first 14 seasons of the World Poker Tour, Mike Sexton watched from the commentary booth as other players won titles. Last November he beat a field of 648 players to claim his first WPT title in Montreal and a prize of $425,980.

February 2017

American pro Darren Elias won his third WPT trophy last night – and a C$449,484 first prize – after taking down the WPT Fallsview Poker Classic in Canada. Elias, who beat a record-breaking 489 entry field, is now off to LA Poker Classic for Main Event Day 1

A host of big names have headed to LA this week to compete in the WPT LA Poker Classic at the Commerce Casino. The prestigious $10K buy-in Main Event starts tomorrow (through to March 2) and is set to attract the biggest players in the world. Among those who have jetted off to California are Scottish pros Niall Farrell and Ludovic Geilich.

The WPT will be kicking off Season XVI of the WPT in April 2017 with running a brand nw event and location. Following the second annual WPT Tournament of Champions concluding Season XV, WPT Beijing will take place April 15-19 at the stunning NUO Hotel Beijing as part of the 2017 Ourgame Chess & Card Festival.

Congrats to Canada's Ema Zajmovic who has become the first woman to win an open WPT Championship event in the tour's 15-year history. Zajmovic outlasted a 380-entry field to win the partypoker WPT Playground Main Event for C$241,500.

A stellar field is expected for the WPTN Brussels €2k High Roller which starts today at 6pm. Brussels is the last WPT National event of 2016/2107 with a 10-event festival taking place at Grand Casino Brussels Viage in the heart of the city.

In less than a week, the last WPT National event of 2016/2107 takes place with WPTN Brussels running February 21-26. We are the WPT’s official Travel Partner so can offer you the very best rates for your accommodation and travel needs.

Californian poker pro Nathan Bjerno is leading for the final of the WPT Borgata Poker Open. Bjerno, who has $783,141 in live tournament winnings, has 12,415,000 in chips giving him a massive lead over the other five players.

The WPT is tripling the action this month with three major events going on between now and February 28: the partypoker WPT Playground Winter Festival, WPT Fallsview Poker Classic and WPT LA Poker Classic

The last WPT National event of 2016/2107 to take place in Europe is WPTN Brussels next month. The 10-event festival will be held at Casino Grand Casino Brussels in the heart of the city from February 21-26.

WPT Enterprises has just announced full acquisition of the WPTDeepStacks brand and kicks off Season 4 of the tour with WPTDeepStacks Hollywood at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida. The flagship $1,100 Main Event has a $1 million guarantee and runs January 19-24.

November 2016

December is a really great time to visit Vegas with the Strip aglitter with holiday spirit. All the casinos try to better each other with millions of decorations, lights and mega-Christmas trees – and there’s nowhere better than Bellagio.

Don’t miss the exclusive chance to stay in one of Deauville’s top hotels!
The PMU.fr WPT National Deauville is offering players an amazing promotion during its WPT festival next month. During the €1,200 WPT National Main Event, the Barriere Group is offering players an exclusive experience and opening the doors of the glamorous Royal Hotel - at reduced cost.

Prague is set to become the poker capital of Europe next month with the partypoker WPT Prague Festival of Poker kicking off in less than three weeks. This year’s Festival has a packed schedule at its new home, Grandior Hotel Prague, in the heart of the city.

partypoker's WPT Montreal event is about to kick off. The Playground Poker Fall Classic festival runs from October 30 –November 17 with the $2 million guarantee WPT Montreal $3,850 Main Event starting November 11.